Oct. 16: Benjamin Gibbard, 'Former Lives'

That's NOT Ben, thank you very much. The Death Cab For Cutie frontman steps out for his first solo effort, which is also his first record since his split from Zooey Deschanel (who, according to my actual inside Death Cab sources, was totally at fault). Should we be expecting a soul-sucking vat of sadness? Lead single "Teardrop Windows" seems to be the self-reflective story of a lonely Gibbard, but the instrumentals are typically bouncy. -- Dana Moran See him live: Nov. 2 at Athenaeum Theater

That's NOT Ben, thank you very much. The Death Cab For Cutie frontman steps out for his first solo effort, which is also his first record since his split from Zooey Deschanel (who, according to my actual inside Death Cab sources, was totally at fault). Should we be expecting a soul-sucking vat of sadness? Lead single "Teardrop Windows" seems to be the self-reflective story of a lonely Gibbard, but the instrumentals are typically bouncy. -- Dana Moran See him live: Nov. 2 at Athenaeum Theater